One-piece eyelet



April 29, 1930. 1, HM 1,756,356

' ONE-PIECE EYELET Filed Sept, 14, 1928 IN V EN TOR.

I A TTORNEY Patented Apr. '29, 1930 I tartan stares IRVING HILL, LAwnE oE, KANsAs, AssIeNon "r0 LAWRENCE PAPER ivrANUFAc- TUBING COMPANY, or LAWRENCE, KANSAS, A COPARTNERSHIP ONE-PIECE .EYELET! Application filed September 14, 1928. Serial K0130 6936.

by winding it about the same,the principal objects of the invention being to combine an eyelet and a string button in a single device, 19 to facilitate the winding of a cord between a string button and its support, to latch the cord to the button, to facilitate admission of the cordto the space between the button and the support, and particularly to latch the in-' 15. dividual convolutions of the cord at radially spaced positions between the button and the support. I

In accomplishing these and other objects of the invention, I have provided improved zo details of structure the preferred forms of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein: r

Fig. 1 is a perspective view ofportions of a box and lid provided with my improved fastener. t V

' Fig. 2 is a vertical central section of the lid flap portion in which my improved device is mounted, illustrating the manner of latching the cord to the lid flap. 1 i Fig.3 is a face view of the device and a portion of the cord attached thereto. 7

P Fig. 4; is a perspective view of the fastener from beneath, illustrating the. symmetrical tubular character ofthe body portion of the fastener before installation in a supporting lid. I Referring in detail to the drawings: I

1 designates generallya box,-2.a lid, and 3 alid flap, representing elements adapted to eyelet opening ofthe lid will register with 90' 4o be latched together by a cord 4.

One of the elements, for examplethe box, is

provided with an eyelet 5 with which one end of the cord'is connected, for example by clamping the end of the cord between the '45 eyelet and the wall of the box opening as indicated at 7.

My improved fastener 8 comprises a tubular body 9 adapted to be inserted in an opening 10 formed in the lid for the purpose, and spider-like retaining button members or notched disk 11 extending preferably angularly upwardly from the body 9 and havlng an opening 12 concentric with the opening of the tubular body. 1

The inner end of the tubular body maybe .55

split and spread to form radial "flanges 13 extending over the inner face of theflap to anchor the fastener to the flap. The disk extends angularly' from the outer face of; the

flap toform therewith a tapering recess 14- into which extend bosses such as 15 and'16 on the under surfaceof the member adapted for engagement by the convolutions of the cord 4 when the cord is wound about the fastener betwen the disk and the flap. The button and. body are preferably formed of a single piece of metal and combine the functions of a string button and'eyelet. The bosses 15 and 16 are preferably arranged in radially spaced .ringsconcentric with the body and spaced radially from each other, whereby the bosses are distributed overthe under'surface of the disk for engaging a plurality 'of convolutions of the cord.

' Notches or' slots 17 are formed in the edge offthe disk and preferably extend radially thereof to form'fiange members 18, the inner ends of the slots being spaced from the axial iopeningIofth-e disk byfwebs or shoulders 19 t 'forming curved seats fortheportions of the cord that come 5 in contact therewith to prevent abrasion ofthe cord when the cordis passed through the opening'and one of the "notches.

In 'using the device one-end of the cord 8: may be assumed to be attachedto such an I felemen't as a box, and the improved fastener mounted in the lid flap. I

Insuch an applicatlon-ofthe invention, the

theeyelet' op'ening of'the box when the "lid through one of the radial slots and Wound 'aboutt'hefastener, the several convolutions 9'5 being latched between the disk portion of the fastener and the lid flap by the inwardly projecting bosses. o 3' The slot formed as described provides for the admission of the cord to the tubular body .100

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portion of the fastener, and'diversion of the cord over the tenon or Web and laterallyunder the edge of a flange, latches the cord im- 7 mediately to the fastener. The outer end of the cord may then be passedthrough one of the slots outwardly and therebybe latched to prevent unwinding of the cord.

It is apparent that a notched disk of the character described attached to a support,

10 provides for actm-iesioa of end of acore-t to the space betweenthe" disk and the support, that the diversion of the cord over the sides ofthe flanges will tend to latch the cord to the fastener, that Winding, of the cord between the disk and the support will further latclr the cord and: that the free end may be passed outwardly through: another notch to turther latch the cord. Y It is also apparent that the outer convoluti'onsot the wound cordhwi ll tend: to retain and latchthe inner convolutions.

l mt Iv claim and: desire to secure: by Letters Patent is:

1. In a@ fastener of'thecharacter described, atubul-ar body having radial flange atone end for anchoringto a flap; and a disk at the other end having an opening registering. With the opening: of the tubular body and: radial slots extending from-its periphery toward its center, said disk having-radially spaced bosses on its under surface extending; toward said flange- I In a box li'd fastening device, a: tubular body mounted in an openingo f the: lid, a disklike retaining member extending radially and angularly upward-1y. from the body and integral' therewith and: hearing; notches in its periphery for a cord; adapted to be passed from the box through the body and Wound be- 40 tween the diskand the lid, and radially spaced bosses extending. from the under surface of p thed'isk for l-atcl-iing, the severalconvolution's 7 o l? the cord to-t he lid.

3; In aone piece eyelet, an integral piece o-frnetal comprising a tubular body having an, end portion adapted to: be formed into a radial attaching flange and a disk portion at the other end ofthfe-body extending angular- V ly upwardly and having radially and circumteren-tially spaced bosses-onitsyund-er. surface extending toward: the position-of said flange. In a deviceiotthecharacter described, a tubular body having git-radial attaching; flange at; one i endand a' radially extending; cor-d: retaming member at its othferendha-ving a lower face extending. angi'ilamly to the axis of the body and provided with a plurality 0t ra'-- dially spaced annnlar series of bosses pro jecti-ng toward saidkflangez V V In testimony Whereoii I aifiagny signature a IRVING- HaILL, 

